Killing

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of black blood splattered onto the brown earth. Uchiha Shisui leaned his back against a thick tree trunk, black, poisonous blood slowly flowing from the wound on his shoulder blade.

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Gazing at the wound left by the Wind Release poison needle on his shoulder, Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand. To conserve the little remaining Chakra in his body, he had already closed his Sharingan.

Wind Release, senbon, potent poison – all of it pointed to a ninja from Sunagakure. However, unlike their usual methods, the enemy hadn't used a puppet.

After all, an assassination squad using large puppets would create far too much commotion.

Yet, Uchiha Shisui, who had already crossed the border into the Land of Wind, didn't believe for a moment that the enemy was from Sunagakure. The opponent understood the combat style of the Sharingan too well.

Especially the poison they had concocted, which was suppressing his Chakra, making him mentally sluggish and unable to maintain his Sharingan for long.

Had the village's fear of the Uchiha reached this point? Or was there someone else? Several faces flashed through Uchiha Shisui's mind, and a sense of sadness welled up within him.

He finally focused his thoughts on a dead face wrapped in bandages. The moment they first met, the greedy fire in that person's eyes seemed ready to burn him alive.

"I will return alive!" Clinging to this belief, Uchiha Shisui increased his speed, temporarily shaking off his pursuers.

Not far behind him, four masked Sunagakure ninja were rapidly closing in. However, they all bore injuries of varying degrees, especially the ninja wearing a wolf mask, who had lost an arm.

"Wolf, can you still go on? We need your secret technique to take the Sharingan. If you can't, you should rest." The ninja wearing a tiger mask ahead looked back and instructed.

"No, I will take his eyes the first chance I get. The poison he's been hit with won't let him run much further." A sinister voice came from behind the brown mask.

Seeing the injuries sustained by his four comrades, even though they had undergone the most brutal training and remained expressionless, Fuuma couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Four Jonin and one Special Jonin, and in a surprise attack, their opponent had killed one Jonin and severed the arm of a Special Jonin.

Although they were only Wind Release ninja without any Kekkei Genkai, meant to frame Sunagakure, their opponent was merely a young ninja who had only been promoted to Jonin thanks to his Sharingan.

With this thought, the four also sped up their pursuit.

At such a critical moment, Uchiha Shisui, who was fleeing, felt a flicker of hesitation. He thought of the ninja squad coming to meet him.

One Special Jonin and three Genin. If he led the enemy to them, they would likely suffer the same fate.

With this realization, Uchiha Shisui's speed involuntarily slowed. He intended to divert elsewhere when suddenly a gust of wind hit him.

He reached out to block and saw a kunai, a note wrapped around its handle.

Not long after, the four ninja behind him also caught up. The stumbling target ahead was running into the forest, but at an extremely slow pace.

"Your eyes are mine," the impatient Fuuma lunged at the target's back, rapidly forming hand seals with both hands, his cheeks bulging high, about to unleash a Ninjutsu.

"Wind Release,"

"Boom—!"

A massive explosion engulfed the four present, and the explosions were continuous, completely destroying the surrounding trees.

A few seconds later, Fuuma, his chest a bloody mess from the blast, leaped out of the flames with Fuuro, whose legs were crippled.

As they landed, their steps faltered, and they almost lost their balance. The person who had set the explosive tags was extremely cunning, forcing them to take the full damage.

Before he could react, a hand grabbed his ankle, trying to pull him into the earth. In a moment of desperation, he kicked the attacker away.

Fuuma looked at Senba's youthful face. So, it was a Genin, no wonder his strength was so weak! He supported Fuuro with one hand while blocking an ambush from behind by Genma Shiranui with the other.

At this moment, the other two Jonin from within the flames also flew out, charging towards Uchiha Shisui in the forest. Although an accident had occurred, everything was still under control.

With this thought, he shifted his body sideways. He wasn't skilled at forming hand seals with one hand, and he couldn't abandon Fuuro, who was skilled in secret techniques. Thus, he planned to keep the other ninja occupied here.

Just as the poison needles from his sleeve struck Genma Shiranui, a puff of smoke appeared, and a withered branch fell.

"Substitution Technique! Did he go to deal with Fuushe and the others?"

Seeing Genma Shiranui appear beside Uchiha Shisui, Fuuma, about to rush over, saw the white-haired brat from before charge at him with a punch.

Dismissing him, Fuuma extended his arm to block. This kind of ninja didn't interest him.

"Monster Strength, Fist!"

Senba made no unnecessary movements, raising his hand and unleashing a Monster Strength Fist. His entire body's Chakra wrapped around immense power, smashing solidly into Fuuma's arm.

As the sound of bone breaking echoed, Senba's fist had already punched into the opponent's chest. An unexpected kill only happens when information is insufficient.

"Ninjutsu, Needle Jizo!"

Senba's white hair elongated, blocking the kunai thrust by the awakened Fuuro in front of him.

Afterward, the white hair tightly wrapped around Fuuro's arm, and countless sharp spikes erupted from within!

Senba yanked hard, forcefully tearing off Fuuro's remaining arm.

Fuuro's shrill scream alerted the other four from afar. Uchiha Shisui, with a small Slug perched on his shoulder, finally realized that Senba's skills extended beyond just Taijutsu.

"Monster Strength... Needle... Really... You... You!"

On the verge of death, Fuuro stared at Senba with wide eyes, never expecting to die at the hands of a Genin. Were the Genin of the village this powerful now?

Ignoring Fuuro's dying resentment, Senba rapidly formed hand seals and spat a large mass of wind upwards.

"Wind Release, Great Breakthrough!"

A massive tornado raged across the sky and earth, blocking the two Root members who were trying to leave. This forced the two, who were already heavily injured, to retreat helplessly.

Root operatives do not fear death, but they must bring back the intelligence, especially concerning that white-haired kid, even if they would inevitably die for failing the mission upon their return.

With this thought, the two exchanged a look. Then, one of them quickly charged towards Senba, rapidly forming hand seals, while the other ran off into the distance.

Seeing this, Genma Shiranui naturally moved to assist Senba, while Uchiha Shisui, who had largely recovered after treatment, moved towards the figure blocking the escape route.

These few individuals must die here today, or they themselves would face immense trouble.

Thus, the sounds of a massive battle erupted once more, with ninjutsu of Wind, Earth, and Fire flying wildly. These two heavily wounded Jonin, in the end, managed to severely injure Senba and the other two right before their deaths.

After the bodies of several enemies were destroyed by the small Slug's acid, Genma Shiranui, enduring intense pain, released a signal. He then relaxed, looking at the two youths lying on the ground not far away, breathing heavily.

Is this what genius looks like?